Brandon Chung
Starting out House hacking
Hi everyone,My name is Brandon Chung, and I'm currently a college student in the Cleveland area looking to learn more about and start real estate investing. I've heard house hacking can be a good way to get started, b...
Dave M.
Consolidating muliple parcels into single development
In my neighborhood, there is substantial demand for adjoining parcels that are consolidated to re-purpose for either single or multi family redevelopment. Is there anyone who has a suggestion for valuing adjoining pr...
Craig Curelop
Where to Invest First?
BiggerPockets Members,I am a new investor seeking a location (or "farm area") to purchase my first multi-family property (2-4 units). My plan is to move to the location and finance with an FHA loan. My goal is to live...
Tyler Richmond
Is it worth selling primary residence for capital towards REI
I apologize if this topic has been covered already. I have not seen anything that quite covers my questions entirely.My wife and I currently own a home in San Diego with a 30yr fixed rate mortgage at 2.75%. Like many ...
Katie Miller
What's something nobody tells you about Real Estate Investing, but should?
Title says it all: What's something nobody tells you about Real Estate Investing, but should?I'll go first: THE MAIL! and the TEXTS! It's overwhelming. I've never gotten more snail mail in my life (mortgage statements...
Account Closed
Financing for Foreign Investors
We have a lot of Foreign Nationals call us and ask about the financing options they have. If you are a foreign national who invests in real estate, which is your preferred financing option if you don't have the cash y...
Account Closed
Any investors live in a Tiny House?
So this is an idea that my wife and I have been bouncing around for the last couple of months. We are new to investing and looking for some rental properties. Preferably we would like to start out with short term/Airb...
Matthew Porcaro
Closed on my first Duplex using a 203k loan! Here's my experience
Hey everyone! So yesterday was a relieving culmination of 3 months of a lot of headaches, stresses, and monotony getting this 203k loan approved; but I finally did it! I hit my goal of finding and buying an investment...
Stoney Fred
Thoughts on Duplex, Triplex, and Fourplex
I am a member of Lifestyles Unlimited and they don't recommend these for purchase. Can anyone explain to me better why they aren't a great deal to get started? Financing is great if you can live in one and seems it...
Bryan P.
50% rule and Refi
Obviously a wise person would put away 6 months to 1 year of operating expenses for any property. Assuming that one did this, when following the 50% rule, is the property then labeled "self-sufficient?"
If this is t...